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Hormone replacement therapy tied to breast cancer

Post-menopausal women should think twice before going in for hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

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Breast cancer treatment may impair survivors’ mental abilities

Experts have revealed that breast cancer survivors may experience problems with certain mental abilities several years after treatment

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Increased starch intake may influence breast cancer recurrence

Increased intake of starch may be linked to a greater risk for breast cancer recurrence, a new study has suggested

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Use of ZEN bust-enhancing supplements may increase breast cancer risk

Women who use bust-enhancing dietary supplements containing a naturally occurring toxin could be increasing their risk of breast cancer

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Hormones and weight ‘biggest indicators of breast cancer risks’

Undergoing hormone replacement therapy or being overweight are among the biggest underlying causes behind breast cancer while other factors like certain chemicals do not have a major impact on the disease

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New drugs show promise against advanced breast cancer

Scientists have found two new medicines that could keep breast cancer in check

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Breast cancer’s ‘Achilles’ heel’ offers new hope to beat dreaded disease

The powerhouse of cells, mitochondria, has been unearthed by scientists as the new ‘‘Achilles’ heel’ of breast cancer

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Revolutionary anti landmine tech to detect breast cancer within seconds

A revolutionary breast-screening system has been created by scientists in Britain that uses anti-landmine technology to detect cancer in seconds

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Gene rearrangements driving 5 to 7 pc of breast cancers identified

An Indian born scientist and his team has discovered two cancer-spurring gene rearrangements that may trigger 5 to 7 percent of all breast cancers

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Combo menopausal hormone therapy may up breast cancer risk

Women taking menopausal hormone therapy that combines estrogen and progestin may be at higher risk of developing breast cancer than women taking estrogen alone, a new study has suggested

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